Romania blasts rock to divert water from drought-hit Danube to nuclear reactor
“A day of it functioning is three times more efficient than the costs of this operation.”View image in fullscreenThe drought forced the shutdown of a reactor at Romania’s only nuclear plants at Cernavodǎ. Both countries use water from the Danube as coolant for their reactors.At Paks, Hungary’s Soviet-era nuclear power station, output has been reduced since Monday. The 44-year-old plant, which normally generates almost half of the country’s electricity, is operating at less than half its capacity.
- ▪“A day of it functioning is three times more efficient than the costs of this operation.”View image in fullscreenThe drought forced the shutdown of a reactor at Romania’s only nuclear plants at Cernavodǎ.
- ▪Both countries use water from the Danube as coolant for their reactors.At Paks, Hungary’s Soviet-era nuclear power station, output has been reduced since Monday.
- ▪The 44-year-old plant, which normally generates almost half of the country’s electricity, is operating at less than half its capacity.
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0:38Romanian navy blows up rock in Danube to redirect water to nuclear plant – videoRomaniaRomania blasts rock to divert water from drought-hit Danube to nuclear reactorHungary and Romania face energy crisis as record-low river levels force atomic power plants to reduce output Europe live – latest updates Lorenzo Tondo and agenciesMon 3 Aug 2026 10.40 EDTLast modified on Mon 3 Aug 2026 10.41 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleRomanian naval forces carried out a controlled explosion to help redirect vital cooling water from the drought-hit Danube to the country’s last working nuclear reactor, as neighbouring Hungary said it may be able to eke out two more days of power from its only atomic plant.Hungary and Romania have been forced to shut down nuclear reactors cooled by the Danube for…
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